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Tubers of a pinkish-white color, and similar Worcester 



S sealing. 



in form to the Jackson White. Eyes deep-set ; DOVER. RILEY. 

 flesh white, more so than that of the Davis Seedling. It 

 keeps well, and is an excellent variety for cultivation for 

 family use, but less profitable than many others for the mar- 

 ket. Stalks upright ; blossoms pinkish, but not abundant. 



In quality this comparatively old and well-known variety 

 is nearly or quite equal to the Carter ; and, besides, is much 

 more productive. As a garden Potato it deserves general 

 cultivation. Requires the full season. 



THE RADISH. 



Raphanus sativus. 



The Radish is a hardy annual plant, originally from China. 

 The roots vary greatly in form ; some being round or ovoid, 

 some turbinate, and others fusiform, or long, slender, and 

 tapering. When in flower, the plant rises from three to four 

 feet in height, with an erect, smooth, and branching stem. 

 The flowers are quite large, and, in the different kinds, vary 

 in color from clear white to various shades of purple. The 

 seed-pods are long, smooth, somewhat vesiculate, and termi- 

 nate in a short spur, or beak. The seeds are round, often 

 irregularly flattened or compressed ; those of the smaller or 

 spring and summer varieties being of a grayish-red color, 

 and those of the winter or larger-rooted sorts of a yellowish- 

 red. An ounce contains from three thousand three hundred 

 to three thousand six hundred seeds, and they retain their 

 vitality five years. 



Soil, Propagation, and Cultivation. All the varieties 

 thrive best in a light, rich, sandy loam ; dry for early spring 

 sowings, moister for the summer. 



Like all annuals, the Radish is propagated by seeds, which 



